A review by skroot
The Outsider by Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I'm rating it a 4.25, which is a disappointment considering it was shaping up to be a possible 5 star read at first. I absolutely loved the first half of the book. I loved the detective mystery that was unfolding, and even though I knew the story would eventually

go in a supernatural direction,

(which I was actually okay with), I thought the execution fell flat.

I didn't think the latter half was bad and is still definitely worth a read, but it was a little disappointing. I think this could have been an amazing book had it not switched directions halfway through.